Like
most other countries around the world, the
Philippines were hit hard by the struggling
world economy in 2008 and 2009. Despite
worldwide hardships, however, Philippine's
ten richest people were able to hold on
to their wealth and even grow their net
worth. In fact, the total net worth of the
country's richest people rose from $14.2
billion in 2008 to $16.4 billion in 2009.:::
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